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The superior metropolis of Far East Russia’s Amur portion was blanketed nether dense snowfall connected Wednesday, successful what officials are calling the “blizzard of the century.”
Authorities in Blagoveshchensk declared a authorities of exigency aft a full of 36 millimeters of precipitation — oregon astir 36cm (14 inches) of snowfall connected the crushed — had fallen successful the metropolis since Monday. That magnitude of snowfall bushed the city’s erstwhile single-day record of 18 millimeters acceptable successful 1935.
“This level of snowfall hasn’t been seen present successful 100 years,” metropolis authorities successful Blagoveshchensk said.
Amur portion Governor Vasily Orlov canceled each nationalist events and suspended dozens of autobus routes. He besides urged employers to travel schools and universities successful switching to distant work.
Although flights astatine Blagoveshchensk airdrome stay operational, authorities warned of imaginable delays.
Meteorologists reported up to 66 millimeters of precipitation crossed parts of Russia’s Far East, including the Jewish Autonomous Region, with snowbanks successful the Amur portion reaching a record 38 centimeters (15 inches) — good supra the November mean of 4 centimeters.
The blizzard is expected to proceed done Thursday, with exigency services predicting it whitethorn not subside until Friday.
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